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VENOM NIGHT 2010

Scales and Tails will be hosting the second annual Venom Night on Wednesday, April 21st at 7pm.  This workshop will be held at Wheeler Farm in the Barn building.  This workshop is open to the public. 

The focus of this workshop is to educate the public about the venomous animals that live right here in Utah in our backyards, mountains, and deserts.  Shane Provostgaard and a representative from the Utah Poison Control Center will be there to teach us about how to avoid these venomous animals and what to do if you do get bit.   Jim Dix with the Reptile Rescue and Jill Weeks with the Living Safari Pet Store will be there to exhibit some venomous animals many of which are local to Utah.

This is a great event for families and we invite all to come and learn about our local venomous animals.

Cost: $5/child, $7/adult (16 yrs and older)

REPTILE ROOKIE MEMBERS: FREE

Contact us at 801-577-7182 or info@scalesandtailsutah.com for more details.

Tags: Cobra, Jim Dix, Lizards, Rattlesnake, Reptile Rescue, Scales & Tails, Scales And Tails, Scorpions, Shane Richins, Snakes, Utah, Utah Poison Control, Venomous, Vine Snake, Wheeler Farm

Scorpions Glowing in the Light - Black Light that is…

Scales and Tails entertainer Jeremy Westerman presented a great workshop on Scorpions last month.  We learned about different types of Scorpions, their habitats, how to search for them in the wild, and that they glow under a black light.  We got an up close and personal….sometimes too personal (in the mouth!) look at some scorpions and then we went on a hunt all over the shop trying to find some painted scorpions!  It was really fun and we have the pictures to prove it.  Take a look!

Tags: African Emperor Scorpion, Dealth, Scales And Tails, Scorpions, Venom

How do YOU catch lizards??

November’s public workshop was so cool!  One of Scales & Tail’s entertainers, Jeremy Westerman, came and taught us all about finding cool things in the wild, like skulls, skins, bugs, and reptiles!  We talked about how sometimes its ok to take things we find out in the wilderness home and other times it is better to leave what we find, right where we found it.  Jeremy reminded us to take a camera with us so that if we find something cool that we can’t take home (because it is prohibited by law or because it just might not make a good pet) that we can still take a picture of it to remember it later!  Afterwards we had to practice researching about cool stuff we find in the wild and then we learned how to catch lizards using a 50 cent dowel and some dental floss!  It was a great night and I’m looking forward to next month already!  I hear it will be on Crodillians…

Tags: Field Collecting, Jeremy Westerman, Lizards, Reptiles, Scales And Tails, Skulls, Snakes

Halloween Parties…Even Better with Snakes & Spiders!

Are you looking for something cool and different than the average Halloween Party?

Bring Scales & Tails to your Halloween Party!  What could be better than Snakes and Lizards and Spiders for Halloween??  Save $20 off your Halloween Party when you book today.  Just mention the blog!

(Discount can not be combined with any other coupon or discount)

Tags: children parties, exciting, fun, halloween, halloween parties, Lizards, Parties, Scales And Tails, Scales and Tails Utah, scary, Scorpions, Snakes, Spiders

We are getting there!

We have been working hard and are getting very close to getting the new place ready for the public.  This new place will have a space inside where we can host your parties!  (Space will be limited).

If you would like notification of our grand opening, please go to our “contact us” section and send us an e-mail with your return address listed inside.

Tags: Lizards, Reptiles, Scales And Tails, Snakes, Tortoises

New Pictures by Weston Hall Photography

We had another photo shoot with Weston Hall Photography to have the rest of our animals photographed.  Weston does an amazing job!  There are new pictures in the “Our Stars”, “Snakes”, “Lizards”, and soon the “Tortoises” galleries.  Check them out and let us know what you think!  Also, check out the link to Weston’s website in our “Links” section on our website to see some of his other work. (Parents: Weston does have one gallery on his site (called S&T Gone Wild) that is not appropriate for children, please supervise them if they want to check it out.)

Tags: Lizards, New Pictures, Parties, Reptiles, Scales And Tails, Shane Richins, Shows, Snakes, Tortoises, Weston Photography